News Round Up 2019

[SJMajor67]

News

Disney+ Full List Of Programming: Streaming Service’s Series, Movies, Specials & More

This is going to be similar to being on the cruise, where there are dedicated channels to live action movies, classic movies and animated movies, except all in one place, with much more content!

 

[hertamaniac]

Hey Ryan: This link is not working.

I got it....well played.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

this may have gotten overshadowed by the other news, but Iger did mention to Bloomberg yesterday that they will be taking a "hiatus" for Star Wars movies after Episode IX comes out

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...-go-on-a-bit-of-a-hiatus-following-episode-ix

 

[Bay Max]

I wonder how good of a job Disney will do in developing apps for all of the major brands of smart TVs. I have an LG and there are some streaming services that I can't use because they haven't developed an app for LG.

 

[rteetz]

NEWS

this may have gotten overshadowed by the other news, but Iger did mention to Bloomberg yesterday that they will be taking a "hiatus" for Star Wars movies after Episode IX comes out

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...-go-on-a-bit-of-a-hiatus-following-episode-ix

Still Star Wars content coming though with Disney+. Several Star Wars series will be on there.

 

[rteetz]

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Still Star Wars content coming though with Disney+. Several Star Wars series will be on there.

oh absolutely - just hadn't seen that mention specifically about new movies elsewhere

 

[Iowamomof4]

NEWS

this may have gotten overshadowed by the other news, but Iger did mention to Bloomberg yesterday that they will be taking a "hiatus" for Star Wars movies after Episode IX comes out

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/0...-go-on-a-bit-of-a-hiatus-following-episode-ix

I've been expecting this, but I don't like it. I'm happy about the new content coming to Disney+, but nothing beats seeing a SW movie on the big screen.

 

[hakepb]

I wonder how good of a job Disney will do in developing apps for all of the major brands of smart TVs. I have an LG and there are some streaming services that I can't use because they haven't developed an app for LG.

That was an interesting part of the Apple TV Plus announcement last month, that Apple would be making apps for LG , Sony, Visio and Samsung TV’s.

I wouldn’t be that confident about Disney Plus since there’s not an ESPN app on my LG.

BTW, I currently use a Fire TV stick to watch ESPN streaming on my TV.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Totally not jealous of the people that are going to the Celebration ... nope, not one bit

[he kept telling himself]

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I've been expecting this, but I don't like it. I'm happy about the new content coming to Disney+, but nothing beats seeing a SW movie on the big screen.

I think it depends how long of a hiatus ... I think they feel they got burned by having Solo come out 6 months after Last Jedi and so they know that a little bit of absence makes the heart grow fonder ...

... and obviously also want to push eyeballs (and $) to the streaming service. So if it is like a 3 or 4 year break I think ok, but hopefully not like 20

 

[rteetz]

Totally not jealous of the people that are going to the Celebration ... nope, not one bit

[he kept telling himself]

Can’t wait to see this tomorrow!

 

[nkosiek]

I think it depends how long of a hiatus ... I think they feel they got burned by having Solo come out 6 months after Last Jedi and so they know that a little bit of absence makes the heart grow fonder ...

... and obviously also want to push eyeballs (and $) to the streaming service. So if it is like a 3 or 4 year break I think ok, but hopefully not like 20

I'm thinking 2 to 2.5 years. They've got their directors lined up, they are just working on other projects. I could see something in end f 2021 or summer of 22.

 

[OSUZorba]

Disney is showcasing the original SW trilogies on this service.

The real originals, or the fake originals?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I'm thinking 2 to 2.5 years. They've got their directors lined up, they are just working on other projects. I could see something in end f 2021 or summer of 22.

If it's that, that's almost not much of a break at all - but I would be fine with it if the movies are compelling

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The real originals, or the fake originals?

"Now see the awful, awful CGI added on your giant 4k screen in your own home, where no one can see you cry!!!"

 

[nkosiek]

If it's that, that's almost not much of a break at all - but I would be fine with it if the movies are compelling

It's still a break after we've had 5 in the last 3.5 years.

It's interesting to me, in that most people don't get MCU'ed out but they do get Star Wars'ed out.

 

[dina444444]

News

Disney Stock Explodes As Wall Street Marvels At Company’s Streaming Plans

 

[dina444444]

News

How Disney+ Could Raise the Stakes in the Streaming Wars

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It's still a break after we've had 5 in the last 3.5 years.

It's interesting to me, in that most people don't get MCU'ed out but they do get Star Wars'ed out.

yeah agreed

and that topic has come up before - why are people ok with 3-4 Marvel movies a year but one a year for Star Wars is too much

I think a lot has to do with the fact the Marvel films focus on different characters and have different tones to them

Also, I think people built up the "new" Star Wars movies in their heads while the MCU was built more organically and people are just able to go along for the ride more